Miguel Polo Polo, the representative of black communities that many leaders say he is not
Representative Miguel Polo Polo was first famous and then a congressman. A staunch defender of Uribism and an open and hostile enemy of the left, he made a name for himself as an activist on social media before running for Congress in 2022 to occupy one of the two seats allocated to Colombia's black communities. The objections came immediately: the young man from Cartagena had no political experience. Above all, he did not have the profile that many expect from representatives of Afro-Colombian communities: he did not belong to any organization, and his interests did not include any of the community's demands. However, he won. Since then, rather than defending the needs of Afro-Colombians, he has devoted himself to being a scourge of Gustavo Petro's government, and for the elections on March 8, he is seeking re-election. His intention reveals the cracks in a special constituency that, although it has been an achievement for organized Black communities, is now the subject of debate due ...
